Thursday, May 23rd
Taste of Bologna hosted by local cuisine guide, Sara. We met at Piazza Maggiore and went for coffee and tries at Bologna's best coffee shop where we learned all about coffee. We then visited a pasta shop and saw various products being made, and actually made some ourselves. Went to the central produce market and a few meat shops, Sara had collected everything for our lunch and we went to a family bar where we could use their tables if we bought their beverages. After a great lunch, the tour was over, but Sara told us one more secret. Bologna used to have canals, like Venice, and they did away with all but one which was only known to a few locals. Well, you know Sara... she blabbed the directions to us and we trotted right over and took pictures and now you know about it, too! Oh, well, this was a great learning and eating experience. (We were Pam’s guests for this amazing experience - THANK YOU PAM!)
Stopped off for gelato and ran to jump on the Hop On - Hop Off bus for a quick city overview. Did we see a view?
Joe
